Royal corgis steal the spotlight at 'The Crown' premiere

By: Meaghan Wray

November 21, 2017

The London premiere for the second season of
The Crown was barking with excitement thanks to some furry cast
members taking over the red carpet. All eyes were on a pair of corgis – the
Queen’s beloved breed of dog – who looked determined to make the most out of
their time in the spotlight. The four-legged actors were joined by some of
their lesser known counterparts, like
Claire Foy, Matt Smithand Vanessa Kirby,
who play the Queen, Prince Philip and Princess Margaret, respectively. Rising
star
Billy Jenkins, who stars as a young Prince Charles, was even more
interested in playing with the pups than posing for photos, and we don’t blame
him!

While the real
Queen and Prince Philip are off celebrating their 70
th
wedding anniversary at Windsor Castle, the cast of The Crown is gearing up for show’s Dec 8 debut. After watching a
25-year-old Princess Elizabeth struggle to find her footing in the monarchy in
season one, the show will now delve into her marital strife with husband Prince
Philip and the fallout from political scandal. “One more scandal, one more
national embarrassment, and it will all be over,” Claire (as Queen Elizabeth
II) declares in one of the featured scenes.

The cast arrived for the season two premier in London.

Fans will get to enjoy Claire and Co’s work for one more season before
they hand off their royal duties to a new set of actors, including Olivia
Colman who will take over the role of the Queen. Matt Smith’s replacement has
yet to be announced. The show’s creator Peter Morgan always planned to shake up
the cast as the series explored different decades of Her Majesty’s long and
glorious reign.

While Claire is sad to step down from the throne, the Golden
Globe winner admitted to People how excited she is to take on new roles. “As an actor, there’s nothing worse than the
sound of ‘seven years.’ I’m sure to some people it sounds amazing, but to us
it’s like, seven years of playing the same person? And this is a tough job, you
know?” said the actress, who is currently hard at work filming the Neil
Armstrong biopic
First Man opposite
Ryan Gosling.

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